Bern’s climate is characterized by long and chilly winters and typically warm and quite warm summers. Bern’s winter season commences in November finally ending somewhere near mid-March retaining a somewhat severe weather type throughout. Bern weather’s disposition during the long winter season stems mainly by the city’s exposure to the cold winds blowing from the snowy Alps. Spells of frosty weather occasionally force night time temperatures in blowing the capital of the Swiss canton of the same name to fall to -2°C / 28°F, although rarely lower.

Between June and August Bern experiences its finest weather with daytime averages of between 22°C / 72°F and 23°C / 73°F. However on the occasion when sunshine becomes stronger, temperatures tend to rise accordingly.